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Ben Affleck says Bruce Willis warned him off seven-Oscar film

Original: Ben Affleck claims Bruce Willis warned him off film that later won seven Oscars

Ben Affleck says Bruce Willis once advised him to turn down a film that went on to win seven Academy Awards. The anecdote, reported by The Independent, has drawn attention as a striking example of how even Hollywood veterans can badly misjudge a project's potential, with readers sharing and debating which film Affleck reportedly passed on.

Why now: The irony of an Oscar-winning actor's bad advice on a film that won seven Oscars makes the story highly shareable.

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